The event’s main card airs on Spike TV via same-day delay. Head vs. Maguire is slated for the preliminary card, which is expected to stream on Facebook.

Maguire, who trains out of Tsunami Fight Gym in London, brings a
five-fight win streak to his octagon debut. He holds a career
victory over “The Ultimate Fighter 9″ veteran Dean Amasinger. The
reigning UCMMA welterweight champ also is a veteran of rising British
MMA promotion BAMMA.

Head, an Oklahoman who also has strong jiu-jitsu skills, opened his
career with a 7-1 mark, which included a unanimous-decision victory over
former UFC fighter Gerald Harris to earn a contract with the UFC.
However, in his promotional debut, he suffered a submission loss to
then-undefeated Nick Ring at UFC 131. Head’s only other loss came to fellow
UFC vet Jesse Forbes back in 2009.

As the UFC 189 tour made its last stop in Dublin, featherweight champ Jose Aldo was met with a torrent of abuse from the Irish fans. It might have been unpleasant, but it might also have been just what he needed.